RNS Number : 7409X
Barclays PLC
19 February 2025
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

 

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 relevant securities this form relates:

AVIVA PLC

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 offeror/offeree:

 

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

18 Feb 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES:

 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

32 17/19p ordinary


Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

31,388,998

1.17%

27,530,961

1.03%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

10,173,892

0.38%

24,167,842

0.90%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

20,000

0.00%

486,684

0.02%

 

 TOTAL:

 

41,582,890

1.55%

52,185,487

1.95%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and

 other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

 which subscription right exists


Details, including nature of the rights

 concerned and relevant percentages:


3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

 security

Purchase/sale

Number of

 securities

Price per unit

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

783,837

5.0626  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

114,473

5.0819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72,679

5.0681  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,096

5.0802  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

56,180

5.0799  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

52,815

5.0818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

38,893

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

36,397

5.0781  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

35,621

5.0829  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32,156

5.0898  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

28,758

5.0694  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26,837

5.0820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26,391

5.0601  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,712

5.0697  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,977

5.0795  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,854

5.0851  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,375

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,189

5.0835  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,278

5.0774  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,534

5.0860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,718

5.0832  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,063

5.0808  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,719

5.0773  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,496

5.0625  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,378

5.0766  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,803

5.0869  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,016

5.0860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,135

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,133

5.0661  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,053

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,030

5.0744  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,510

5.0860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,264

5.0827  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,069

5.0720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,008

5.0860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,678

5.0709  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,428

5.0772  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

877

5.0800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

860

5.0880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

813

5.0860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

785

5.0730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

520

5.0840  GBP

ADR

Purchase

458

12.9745  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

402

5.0760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

347

5.0780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

333

5.0900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

145

5.1060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

131

5.0644  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

181,160

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

159,208

5.0594  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

132,600

5.0662  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

109,573

5.0720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93,681

5.0768  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

79,604

5.0814  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

74,739

5.0732  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

73,354

5.0806  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36,471

5.0730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33,758

5.0825  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

32,632

5.0632  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,400

5.0696  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,147

5.0723  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,133

5.0853  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,820

5.0762  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,063

5.0900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,000

5.0609  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,718

5.0893  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,214

5.0821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,592

5.0860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,457

5.0863  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,414

5.0830  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,369

5.0850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,853

5.0848  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,831

5.0864  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,762

5.0889  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,727

5.0841  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,262

5.0777  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,053

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,815

5.0895  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,592

5.0832  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,720

5.0880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,393

5.0770  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,068

5.0857  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

877

5.0800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

872

5.0660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

692

5.0820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

520

5.0840  GBP

ADR

Sale

458

12.9745  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

347

5.0780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

210

5.0855  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

145

5.1060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

68

5.0779  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5

5.0600  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79,604

5.0594  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

107,626

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,403

5.0619  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,632

5.0632  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,820

5.0688  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

159,208

5.0704  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,147

5.0723  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,471

5.0730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,262

5.0777  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68

5.0779  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73,354

5.0806  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,427

5.0825  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,472

5.0843  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,853

5.0848  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

396

5.0851  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

219

5.0852  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,068

5.0857  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,831

5.0864  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,265

5.0867  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50

5.1100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

356,086

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,391

5.0601  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,033

5.0602  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

186,400

5.0687  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

91,020

5.0746  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,830

5.0757  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,719

5.0773  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,287

5.0774  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.0781  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

65,880

5.0783  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,978

5.0793  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,180

5.0799  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112,703

5.0819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,018

5.0827  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,643

5.0833  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,854

5.0851  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,033

5.0803  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,011

5.0600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

93,681

5.0768  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

20,984

5.0824  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

43,326

5.0825  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

111,646

5.0604  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

35,112

5.0670  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

205

5.0763  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

46,989

5.0818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

17,225

5.0841  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

333

5.1103  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

 (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

 of

 relevant

 security

Product

 description

Writing,

 purchasing,

 selling,

 varying etc

Number

 of

 securities

 to which

 option

 relates

Exercise

 price

 per unit

Type

Expiry

 date

Option

 money

 paid/

 received

 per unit

















(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

 security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

 securities

Exercise price per

 unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

 new securities)

Class of relevant

 security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

 applicable)





4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party

 to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or

 derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 






Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:

19 Feb 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 
















SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.    KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

 are being disclosed:

Barclays PLC.

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 relevant securities this from relates:

AVIVA PLC

 








2.    OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class

 of

 relevant

 security

Product

 description

Writing,

 purchasing,

 selling,

 varying etc

Number

 of

 securities

 to which

 option

 relates

Exercise

 price

 per unit

Type

Expiry

 date

32 17/19p ordinary

Put Options

Purchased

-10,000

462.2400

American

19 Dec 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

10,000

564.9600

American

19 Dec 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,309

4.4050

European

06 May 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,794

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,581

5.3176

European

05 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-10,000

564.9600

American

19 Dec 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Put Options

Written

10,000

462.2400

American

19 Dec 2025









3.    AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 








 

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